Ring in the Lunar New Year in Chicago! The city is welcoming the Year of the Snake from Jan. 26 – Feb. 9, 2025. Enjoy colorful parades, cultural celebrations, dining specials, shopping offers, and more. Discover ways to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Chicago. Check back as more events are added! In honor of the New Year, the Evanston eatery will offer a special a la carte menu of dishes including lychee chicken, ma po tofu, smoked tea duck, cumin lamb, peppercorn crispy fish and more. 624 Chinese New Year, the most fortunate date of the year, falls on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. Beginning Friday, January 24, the hotel will offer guests a personalized experience for Chinese New Year, including traditional lion dances, authentic dining experiences, and for the first time ever, a Chinese New Year Sunday Brunch. At Shanghai Terrace, experience Chef Elmo Han's six-course Chinese menu of authentic favorites in celebration of the new year. The menu features a Shanghai Terrace appetizer trio, followed by traditional Peking duck, steamed lobster, homemade scallion chicken, wok-fried beef tenderloin with foie gras, and white chocolate mousse dessert. Chinatown: Longtime dim sum destination Phoenix and the Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce will host their annual traditional Chinese New Year dinner on Monday, February 5. Tickets ($150 per The Lunar New Year four-course dinner at Saigon Sisters also doubles as their Valentine’s Day special. It’s available from February 11-14, costs $75, and has options like turmeric fish spring rolls, spicy beef noodles, fried rice, bun rieu soup, and almond cookies with ginger ice cream. Top 10 Best Chinese New Years Eve Dinner in Chicago, IL - January 2025 - Yelp - Dai Yee's Asian Kitchen, Qing Xiang Yuan Dumplings, Wonder Chop, MingHin Cuisine, MCCB Chicago 时尚食谱, Shang Noodle - Chicago, Duck Duck Goat, Sun Wah Bar-B-Que, Happy Lamb Hot Pot, Chicago Chinatown, Qiao Lin Hotpot - Chicago Chinatown Loading view. Events Search and Views Navigation Find Events Today Upcoming Upcoming Select date. Jan 2025 Sun 26 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm Chinese New Eventbrite - Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce presents 2025 Lunar New Year Dinner - Monday, February 3, 2025 at Phoenix Restaurant, Chicago, IL. Find event and ticket information. Join us at the Annual Chinese New Year Dumpling Making Dinner on Saturday, Jan 25, 2025 at Hing Kee Restaurant, 2nd Floor. This is our 20th year anniversary. This is our 20th year anniversary. Get ready to indulge in a fun-filled afternoon of family style celebration as we welcome the Year of the Snake! Uptown’s Argyle Lunar New Year celebration will take place Saturday. Credit: Facebook/Uptown United Argyle Street Historic Lunar New Year Street Festival. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 8; 1 p.m. parade . Argyle Street and Sheridan Road. Uptown continues its 40-year tradition with Argyle Street’s Lunar New Year celebration in Uptown. This annual tradition goes back 40+ years and is one of the quintessential ways to celebrate the Chinese New Year in Chicago. Join Uptown United and Argyle Street’s local businesses, nonprofits, and cultural organizations for the 2024 Lunar New Year. They’ll host the Lunar New Parade on Saturday, February 17th, to welcome the Year of the Ring in the Year of the Snake and commemorate the 15-day Lunar New Year—from Wednesday, Jan. 29 through Thursday, Feb. 13—with Chicago’s most fabulous offerings and events. From an awe-inspiring parade to a luxe six-course feast, we’ve rounded up the best ways to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Chicago. Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade To celebrate the year of the horse, this Bridgeport spot has an eight-course banquet, performances, and more on February 11 for $75 a person. Chinatown Parade Chinese New Year falls on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 (Year of the Snake, 4723), and the Lunar New Year parade will place on Sunday, February 9, 2025. The parade will begin at 1:00 p.m. at the intersection of 24th Street and Wentworth Avenue and travel north on Wentworth towards the viewing stand at Cermak and Wentworth. Chinese New Year Dinner with The Peninsula Chicago. 108 E. Superior St, Chicago IL 60611. For those who can appreciate a celebration for their palette, join The Peninsula for an unforgettable Chinese New Year dinner. From Friday, January 20 through Sunday, January 22, 2023, guests can feast on a six-course meal of authentic Chinese dishes. Eventbrite - Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce presents Lunar New Year Dinner Celebration Year of the Dragon - Thursday, February 15, 2024 at Phoenix Restaurant, Chicago, IL. Find event and ticket information. Here's where to toast to the Chinese New Year around Chicago: When it comes to Chinese New Year merriment, it's wise to go right to the source and hit up Chinatown. Surrounded by authentic Chinese eateries, it's hard to go wrong on any given day, but Hing Kee is hosting a dumpling-making dinner in honor of the holiday on February 1. When: Sat, January 28, 2023, 3:00 PM – 5:30PM Where: Chicago Chinese Cultural Institute PRICE: $38-50. Join Z.J. Tong, founder of Chicago Chinese Cultural Institute to celebrate Chinese New Year in a family style with dumpling making, storytelling, lion dancing and lots of declious food.
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